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you go back a long way with dave brubeck. tell us about when you first heard his music in the early 50s. what stood out? >> dave opened in my club, storyville, 1952 i think was the year. nobody knew him. we opened, had about 20 or 30 people in the club. by the end of the week, it was full because it communicated-- people went out of the club and told everybody this fantastic music was happening. he went from right on there, the next 60 years, never lost his popularity. he was one of the most important figures of all the great figures in jazz in the 50s and latter half of the 20th century. listening to take 5 was like solving a puzzle or untying a knot because people were hearing this melody in 5-4, and they didn't know what they were hearing. once they solved it, they never forgoot got it and it became a hit for the next 50 years. >> brown: how big a moment was that, especially with take 5. it was a national phenomenon on the pop charts, well beyond just the jazz audience. >> nobody had ever heard 5-4 in a popular sense. ever
you go back a long way with dave brubeck. tell us about when you first heard his music in the early 50s. what stood out? >> dave opened in my club, storyville, 1952 i think was the year. nobody knew him. we opened, had about 20 or 30 people in the club. by the end of the week, it was full because it communicated-- people went out of the club and told everybody this fantastic music was happening. he went from right on there, the next 60 years, never lost his popularity. he was one of the...
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a look back at the career of dave brubeck. >>> caoss in cairo. more on theex -- egyptian president trying to seize power. >>> more on the cooling forecast coming up. >>> here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> 100,000 protestors rally against igyptian president mohammed morsey. more than 120 people have been wounded today involving clashes. three more of the leaders' aides have resigned in protest of the way he is handling the crisis. this comes as three others left their posts. protestors say he should drop the decree and a new draft that limits citizens rights. >>> heavy smoke is obscuring roadways and causing traffic problems there. residents were evacuated earlier today. but after weather conditions improved, they were told they could go back to their homes. fire officials say the fire was deliberately set. >>> the hospital treating the duchess of cambridge is apologizing today, after a nurse revealed private details about kate to a prank cal
a look back at the career of dave brubeck. >>> caoss in cairo. more on theex -- egyptian president trying to seize power. >>> more on the cooling forecast coming up. >>> here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> 100,000 protestors rally against igyptian president mohammed morsey. more than 120 people have been wounded today involving clashes. three more of the...
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dave brubeck would have turned 92 years old tomorrow. ♪ quartet released the classic "take five" back in 1959. that is not "take five." the album "time-out" was the first jazz album to explore that particular tempo in music. it is quite complex. brubeck became the first jazz musician to be featured on the cover of "time" magazine. that bothered him, though, because he figured that duke ellington should have been on that magazine cover. brubeck was also named a kennedy center honoree on his 89th birthday. >>> an iraqi veteran in maryland is going to have a brighter christmas, and get a sense of what it's like to be neighborly. jeff lopez, one of the last u.s. soldiers to return home from iraq, a crew began putting up holiday lights on every corner of his home today. a man in his community donated the decorations and the labor and sergeant lopez says it feels good. he feels appreciated. his wife says the lights will help make it a christmas to be remembered. >>> we matter on this sport scenes, don't we. >> you know, it's a big game when you're there. >> i wouldn't say that. but it did t
dave brubeck would have turned 92 years old tomorrow. ♪ quartet released the classic "take five" back in 1959. that is not "take five." the album "time-out" was the first jazz album to explore that particular tempo in music. it is quite complex. brubeck became the first jazz musician to be featured on the cover of "time" magazine. that bothered him, though, because he figured that duke ellington should have been on that magazine cover. brubeck was also...
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. >>> legendary jazz composer and musician, dave brubeck, has died. ♪ [ music ] ♪ brubeck's career spanned almost all american jazz since world war ii. he was the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the cover of "time" magazine. he also helped to find the swinging, smoky rhythms of club jazz. brubeck died this morning of heart failure. he was 91 years old. >>> a sexy hula hoop video has a los angeles fire house in hot water. the video shot at a venice fire station, was intended to promote classes at hoopnautica. well, it shows a woman in shorts and heels, using a hoola hoop with a firefighter's hat o. an investigation is now under way. the station was fined last year for letting trucks be used in a porn movie chute. -- see shoot -- shoot. >>> a milwaukee police officer fired for punching a woman in the face will get his job back. he was let go after his dash cam showed him punching a woman he had arrested. they said it was clear the officer was out of control. but the officer appealed saying he punched her because he was afraid she would bite or spit on him. and this week, his fir
. >>> legendary jazz composer and musician, dave brubeck, has died. ♪ [ music ] ♪ brubeck's career spanned almost all american jazz since world war ii. he was the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the cover of "time" magazine. he also helped to find the swinging, smoky rhythms of club jazz. brubeck died this morning of heart failure. he was 91 years old. >>> a sexy hula hoop video has a los angeles fire house in hot water. the video shot at a venice...
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but, we need to send a tribute to legendary jazz musician dave brubeck who died today, the day before his 92nd birthday. he will be sorely missed. ♪ . ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the be. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-benz you've always wished for, w for an exceptional price. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 glk350 for $399 a month at your local...